How do Saudi Board Orthopedic Surgery Residents perceive their residency learning experiences?

Abstract

Abstract Background: Learning in the context of residency education is built upon the foundational “premise that human beings have the ability to transfer what they have learned from one situation to another”. This study provides an in-depth understanding of the dynamics of residents’ learning processes. main objective is to provide a theoretical foundation that describes how residents learn while being part of a complex ecological context, that is the health care context. Methods: The number of participants recruited in this study are fourteen residents. While qualitative research is concerned with providing rich data rather than generalized findings, the number of participants is adequate to capture the depth and complexity of the phenomenon under investigation . The participants of the study are all Saudi Residents, enrolled in the Saudi Orthopedic Residency Program. Fourteen participants consented their participation in the study, two of which are females, and the other twelve are males. Upon IRB approval, participants consented to participate in the study in the Fall 2022. Pseudonyms are used to protect the identity of participants. Results: The conducted interview provided rich data, and, thus, the coding of the data resulted in generating multiple themes. The researchers focused on analyzing two themes relative to the research questions. The two major themes that the researchers will discuss are: learning through surgical experiences and learning through clinical experiences. These two major themes are related to subcategories that are interrelated and overlapped. In addition, these subcategories and themes were also analyzed in terms of their relevance given the complexity of the data. Conclusion: In our findings, we identified and shed light on major challenges residents face in their training